Bozo
.45 acp
Ha! These dopes want you to pay for their "Reparations" pricing!
A bike company offers Black customers reparations in the form of a discount
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Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
It is very different IMO. Senior discount is because you’re retired and you have reduced income in theory. Many jobs get discounts because they service lots of that group. They offer those discounts to get you to come in. My wife gets lots of discounts through her job as do I.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I’m going to be honest. If it benefited me, then the answer is yes. It’s not my concern how much money they want to lose with a discount for me. I take advantage of my veteran’s discount when I get oil changes. I took advantage of a USDA program that backs no money down loans with closing costs included in the loan itself with no PMI to first time home owners who buy in rural areas. One of the program’s reasons for existence was to move urban people from the cities to rural areas. I did not live in the city at the time nor was I low income but my broker said that he could make it happen and he did. It is beyond my pay grade on how he made it happen. He recommended it to me because it was easier then getting a VA backed loan and this type of loan had a lower interest rate anyway.
Xae289
.223 Rem
So, I don't know how black you have to be to get this thing, but if anyone wants any of their crap, I'll get you a 40% discount on it.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I’d be curious to see what would happen if you go there with your ancestry.com DNA report and show them the 2 percent Native American that lots of whites have.
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People may actually be quite surprised what is in their DNA test results.
You may be on to something.
Xae289
.223 Rem
That's what I was getting at. If you're willing to make a big enough stink, there are good arguments to use their logic against them. In Plessey vs Ferguson, it was a man who was 1/8 black and 7/8 white that was discriminated against as being black, and then you can bring up the 1-drop rule. I'd say most white Americans whose family aren't all recent immigrants have a good shot of having at least 1 black ancestor. "Who are they to discount your feelings of suffering and oppression knowing that your one ancestor suffered such terrible discrimination. Guess the 1-drop rule only applies to discrimination, not towards redressing the horrors of that systemic discrimination."
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
My Cousin from my dad’s side who is a red headed ginger has a few percent points of African. She was shocked.
My dad’s side who thought they were descendants of Italy have over 60 percent of Spanish and Portuguese DNA.
Lots of whites who think they are whites have a few percentage points of Native American and African in their DNA.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Don’t forget the 2 percent North African. Those Moors tainted a lot of DNA.
Something in here has got to be worth a discount somewhere...
Isn't the Ashkenazi Jewish something special?? Not too mention the West Asian. That makes me part sand man...
Xae289
.223 Rem
Hahaha, you are awarded zero victim points and all lefties hate you unconditionally.
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
I'm not a fan of affirmative action but thats not what it's premised on.
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
libertysnake
.338 Win Mag
Agreed that's not what it's intent was / is currently.
Still, even if it was justified in doing so (it's not) the concept of Affirmative Action is inherently ineffective at true advancement. It would be much better to help students learn and get better scores / be more successful in life, then to perpetuate the illusion of success. That is why it hurts blacks more than it helps, because it doesn't fix the why of them getting lower scores.
spat
.700 Nitro Express
I hope some enterprising black guy keeps buying out their inventory and makes a killing on ebay.
Then when they cut him off he pays the neighborhood kids $10/ bike to get him more.
And this keeps going until they understand what "overhead" is.
Xae289
.223 Rem
Really considering it, but according to Libertysnake, I only get the discount for sure in the summer.
spat
.700 Nitro Express
There is only one legitimate business reason for discounts, and that is to increase your bottom line.
The perfect discount would be the "cheap bastard" discount (and the senior discount is pretty close). Where you only discount products for people who would not purchase them without the discount. But in the real world that is very hard to police.
There are a few that get a bit complicated because they have very difficult to measure benefits. How much does your police discount reduce your chance of robbery by increasing the police presence in your store ?
BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Sicilian?
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
what if you identify as a black person and you are white .. LOL ..
Xae289
.223 Rem
Close, Hispanic. Sicilian is one of the many things I've been confused for.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
But your discounts are based on choices you made not things you can’t change. I don’t blame you for that. I did a first time home buyers program too.
My point being I’m not racists, I don’t contribute, my family wasn’t here during slavery, and best of all I can’t change that I was born white anymore than a POC can change that!!
MothMan
.338 Win Mag
As long as the white guy got the benefit.
My old man was born in South Carolina in the 1920’s. What do you think the chance is??
My old man was born in South Carolina in the 1920’s. What do you think the chance is??
Doc8404
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Dr. Evil
20×102mm Vulcan
A bike company offers Black customers reparations in the form of a discount
Rivendell Bicycle Works is offering reparations to Black people in the form of a 45% discount on its bicycles. This unusual new discount doesn't have much precedent, but the company believes it's an important thing to do.
finance.yahoo.com
Been there, done that........
nygunforum.com
Would you shop at an establishment that charges different prices according to the customer's race ?
Ha! These dopes want you to pay for their "Reparations" pricing!
nygunforum.com
Dr. Evil
20×102mm Vulcan
Whoopsie. Now I know why they want thread titles specific lol. Saw the thread but never clicked on it.Been there, done that........
Would you shop at an establishment that charges different prices according to the customer's race ?
Ha! These dopes want you to pay for their "Reparations" pricing!
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
They've better add an additional
A bike company offers Black customers reparations in the form of a discount
Rivendell Bicycle Works is offering reparations to Black people in the form of a 45% discount on its bicycles. This unusual new discount doesn't have much precedent, but the company believes it's an important thing to do.
